but one, beyond the race, the magnitude of what happened, 90% of the city under water, coupled with bad politics, between the mayor, governor, governor and president, all that played a role, i think, in some of the reprehensible scenes you saw after the storm to say it was simile racist is kunld of, underestimated the extent of the problems we saw in '05. so we'll see how this plays tonight. >> he said poor people need help with basic skills, how to shop, how to show up for work on time, how to wear the right clothes, how to act appropriately. and he also said -- we don't need to build highways, out in the suburbs. we should be investing in minority owned businesses in our neighborhoods. >> a lot of politicians pander to the crowd. >> the president's inflection and cadence was different in that video the way he was speaking was different talking to a largely black crowd. but, again, after that jeremiah wright situation, the big controversy of his campaign came out and gave a widely praised speech in philadelphia that called for racial reconciliation. he said, look, as a country we have